Toy tricycle.



C. .W.- SPAULDING.'

10v TRSCYCLE.

APPUCATION FILED J'AH. 3.1917. v 1,276,587. Patented @1 20, 1918.

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C. W. SPAULDING. 10x TRIICYCLE APPLICATION FILED-JAN: 3,. 1911. 4 11,276,587, Patented Aug. 20, 1918,

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- Specification of Letters Patent.

; Applicationfiled January 3, '1917.- Serial No. 140,358.

may-concern: Be it known that I, CHARLrs Sravna nited States, residingat Cl mton, in the countyof Kennebee and .State of lViaine, haveinvented certain newi and useful Improvements in To of which yTricycles,

the following is a specification.

and convenientlyoperated.'

- In the drawings herewith accompanying and forming a part of thisapplication Fig 11 5 cycle, the

a part of one of the frame supporting upure 1 is a side elevation of myimprove tri hither wheel being removed and 7 rights being broken away;Fig. 2 is a plan wheel and V ew of 'the same, the seat being removed;Fig. 3 is a detail elevation of the inside of pawl; Fig. 4 isa plan viewof a somewhat vention, the seat and a frame being removed; Fig. 5 is arear end elevation without the wheel and operating mechanism of the formshown in Fig. 4;

ig. 6 is a detail view of the ,pawl which looks the drum to the axle andits supporting post; Fig. 7 isan elevation of a modified form of mydevice, and Fig. 8 is a plan view of same. I p

The same reference characters indicate iike'parts in the severalfigures.

Referring now to the embodiment of my invention shown in Figs. 1, .2andf'3, 1 represents the rear wheels, 2 the rear axle, 3 the front wheelwhich is also a steeringwheel and 4: its axle, constituting the runninggear.

The frame comprisesa transversebar 5, two uprights 6 with two sideblocks 6 mounted on the rear a'xlefoutside the-wheels and a longitudinalconnecting bar "7. The front pivotally secured to a post. 8 7

end of bar 7'is mounted on and between uprights 9 in which the axleofthe front wheel is journaled. A convenient means for connecting. bar 7to post 8 is shown and consists of a ii-iron 10 into which the end ofthe bar '7 pro ects and to which it is secured by a pivot pin 11. The

bar 7 may have its rear end mortised into her 5 asshown at 12. Mountedon a transverse pivot bar 13 set in bar 7 are treadles 14 provided withfoot rests 15, one on each side of paid bar. For convenience-thetreadies are different embodiment of the in-. portion of thedrumsautomatically retract spaced apart from 'bar 7 by spacing blocks i6. Onthe rear axle are two drums 17 hav- Secured to somestationary part ofthe device, for instance to the underside ofthe spacing block 16, are 23carrying cables his arrangement of treadles, drums and actuatingmechanism speed.

'The operation of this embodiment of my invention is as follows. i eoperator sittin on a seat on the frame and straddling the bar 7 placeshis Iv Patented Aug. 20, 31918.

feet on foot rests l5 and presses the t-readles down, preferablyalternately, which imparts ap artial rotation to the drums and by meansof the pawl and ratchet imparts a forward motion to the machine. isremoved from the treadles the springs which were distended by rotationof the and rotate the drums in the opposite direction thereby lift ingthe treadles again to operative position.

lVhen the pressure In the embodiment of my invention shown in Figs. 4, 5and 6 I show a difi'erent method of mounting the rear end of thelongitudinal frame bar 7, a

ing theiseat and a different Way of operating the drums, but the mainfeatures are substantially the same as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and-3. InFigs. 4, 5 and 6 the rear wheels are mounted on a divided axle 26.Inside different way of mount n he inner adjacent ends of 'ie ardeexcet. that in this case the forward rota tioi'i oi the drums th 011 11 thpau'ls and 1 D ratchets rotates the p 1 through them the aiile and theWllEOls \YlllL"l1 are rigidlv secured to the axle.

is provided with am convenient operating handle. a The od rotatablerelative steering; the tri 1S Cheaply Eoninclined presents to oar l ,useo cycle. N. augment. structed, and toe rod heir; the operating handle ina more convenient,

position for the rider.

1 claim: 1. In a device the character described, rear Wheels and axle.uprights mounted upon the axle outside the Wheels, a Supporting frameincludin a transverse bar supported by sail upri s and a longitudi 1bar. operating n -nuirsm iior imparting limited rotarymotion to theWheels and means for automatically returning the operating; mechanism toready position.

In a device of the character described, rear Wheels and axle, uprightsmounted upon the axle outside the wheels, a supporting frame including atransverse bar sup-- ported by said uprights and a Connectinglongitudinalhar, a seat rigidly "secured to said bars. whereby one isbraced relative to the other by the seat a steering Wheel pivotallattached to the front end of said longitudinal bar, operating mechanismfor imparting limited rotar} motion to the Wheels and means forautomatically returning the operating mechanism to ready position.

In a detice of the character described, rear \YllQGlS and axle, asupporting frame including a transverse bar and a connectinglongitudinal bar, uprights supporting said transverse bar upon the axle,a steering Wheel pirotally attached to the front end of saidlongitudinal liar, drums loosely mounted on and axle, treadlespii'otally attached to said longitudinal bar in front of the point wherethe steering Wheel is mounted on said bar, cables passing around saiddrums and attached to the tree ends of said treadlesn'means for lockingthe drums to the running gear and means for automatically returning thetreadles to ready position.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature.

C'llllililin W. SPAYLDIBTG.

